California fire grows to 140,000-plus acres

A Southern California wildfire has grown-up to 140,150 acres as firefighters stay focused Wednesday on hill areas north of Los Angeles, a U.S. Forest Service official said.

The Station Fire remains 22 percent contained and no additional structures have burned, Mike Dietrich, the Forest Service's incident commandant, said at a news conference early Wednesday. Since the wildfire began a week ago, 62 houses and three commercial buildings have burned.

The state of California has spent $21 million so far fighting the fire, which has extend into the San Gabriel Wilderness Area of the Angeles National Forest.